diff --git a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go
index b382dceebe75..f24f31bc3fba 100644
--- a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go
+++ b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ var jsonTypes = makeJSONTypes(
 	jsonNamesWithoutLookup(pkg.RustBinaryAuditEntry{}, "rust-cargo-audit-entry", "RustCargoPackageMetadata"), // the legacy value is split into two types, where the other is preferred
 	jsonNames(pkg.WordpressPluginEntry{}, "wordpress-plugin-entry", "WordpressMetadata"),
 	jsonNames(pkg.LuaRocksPackage{}, "luarocks-package"),
+	jsonNames(pkg.DotnetPackagesLockEntry{}, "dotnet-packages-lock-entry", "DotnetPackagesLockEntry"),
 )
 
 func expandLegacyNameVariants(names ...string) []string {
diff --git a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names_test.go b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names_test.go
index ee73d843740e..a414285622c5 100644
--- a/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names_test.go
+++ b/syft/internal/packagemetadata/names_test.go
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ func Test_JSONName_JSONLegacyName(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedJSONName:   "dotnet-deps-entry",
 			expectedLegacyName: "DotnetDepsMetadata",
 		},
+		{
+			name:               "DotnetPackagesLockEntry",
+			metadata:           pkg.DotnetPackagesLockEntry{},
+			expectedJSONName:   "dotnet-packages-lock-entry",
+			expectedLegacyName: "DotnetPackagesLockEntry",
+		},
 		{
 			name:               "DotnetPortableExecutableMetadata",
 			metadata:           pkg.DotnetPortableExecutableEntry{},